The first completed tower in the massive Hudson Yards development in New York has opened its doors, giving fashion brand Coach a new global headquarters (+ slideshow).

Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) designed the 52-storey skyscraper to straddles the top end of the popular High Line park on Manhattan's far West Side.
Measuring 895 feet (273 metres) tall, the glass-sheathed building tapers upwards and is topped with an angled triangle.

A stone-clad retail podium is located at the building's base. A few levels up, the structure bridges over the elevated rail line that was transformed into the High Line park by a team including Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which also designed the 15 Hudson Yards tower under construction nearby.

"The tower bridges over the elevated park to create a dramatic 60-foot public passageway extending through the structure," said KPF. "The building's dialogue with the High Line continues with a cantilevered bridge that extends out over the elevated park."
The first tenant to move in is American luxury fashion label Coach, which has taken 700,000 square feet (65,000 square metres) of space inside the tower.

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The brand's new global headquarters has its own lobby for staff and guests, and includes a 15-storey column-free atrium with floor-to-ceiling glass.

"The monumental atrium will serve as a visual anchor for the High Line," KPF said.
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